Sunday, November 2, 2014

Perception Law 11

Brightness Constancy
Brightness constancy explores human visual perception of neutral colors (white, black and gray, they all have brightness, but no hues). This is a theory that states though these colors, when they are seen in isolation on a blank screen appear to emit light, when paired with a surrounding ring of different brightness, those items will no longer appear to emit light.

An example of brightness constancy is the moon lighting up a dark sky. It appeared to be admitting off light, even though it's not really. 
-Emma O





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